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What my year abroad in Washington D.C. taught me about networking

Networking. We’ve all heard of it and we all know we should be doing it. I have lost count of the number of times I have asked for career...

Road tripping the South

My student exchange visa expired May 15th, but with a 30-day allowance of travel in the US afterwards. Having spent most my year abroad...

It's almost over...

What I've learned from my year in D.C.

The President wasn't too thrilled with us today

Sitting at the news desk tracking the feeds, I waited in anticipation for Trump’s News Briefing to start. I hate to say it, but this was...

The day before inauguration

It's the day before inauguration. The roads are blocked and security in place. Washingtonians see it as an invasion. The President-Elect...

And I'm half way through

It’s January, and D.C. is buzzing just as much as when I left for winter break. Going home for Christmas was much needed time away from...

Well that was a bit of a shock.

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, something happened that a lot of people were not expecting. It was a night I don't think I am likel

Don't Boo, Vote.

An account of a British student living in Washington, D.C. and what I've learnt in this election cycle.

Not the only clueless one at the game

For Maryland and its college football fans, the sixth game of the season against Minnesota marked a disappointing defeat. It is a game I...

What on earth is a WONK?

It didn't take long for me to figure out that classes at American University in Washington D.C. were going to be a little different from...

First week in D.C.

I honestly don't have many negative things to say about my first week in D.C. Before departing my mind wandered, imagining all the...

10 things to sort before leaving for a study abroad year

Featured on thirdyearabroad.com Preparing for a study abroad year can be a rather complicated process. As if the application process...